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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1922)
T h e M o n m o u th H e r a l d ______ Vol. XIV • _________ Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, January 20. 1922 No. 20 There is • N o Land Like Oregon and Only One W illamette Valley Items of Interest ‘MY F ATI! EUT Elkins Community Rumored, Reported j IRISH STRONG MAN falls City Mill At Oreiion Normal Is To Oui^-Husiness Raises New Hag Concocted, Collected = = = An important faculty meetirg On February 15 Cobbs & Elkins held open house to the Miss Grace Hawley, well known will be held Friday evening at sev Mitchell sawmill at F \ City will in Yamhill and Polk counties, died patrons of the district Wednesday en thirty in the library. Mr. Gen close indefinitely, ai .concernent in Boston, Mass., January 8. and in a session that lasted from 11 in tle will speak on "General Meth having been posted in the mill to the morning to late in the after the funeral was held at the Ladd ods". ______ this effect. parlors in McMinnville Tuesday noon. It was featured as a recep Just what this means is uncer morning at 11 o’clock with entomb The Vespertine program, post tion to President and Mrs. Landers tain, as all the men employe«! there ment in Riverview Abbey mausole poned from last Friday evening, of the Oregon Normal who were have been notified that they can um, Portland. was given in the chapel on Wednes- the guests of the day. It was] also have w«»rk at the new mill in Siletz Miss Hawley was the daughter of d ly evening at seven twenty. The the occasion for the flying for the Basin. Major W. A. LaLonde, lo Mrs. A. C. McKinnon of McMinnville officers for the term in both socie first time of the school flag, recent cal manager, and F’rank Horn, and is survived by her mother and ties were installed by Mr. Butler ly purchased. For the last event chief engineer, are ordered to re sister. Her father, who has been before the program. The program Captain Groves of the Independence port for duty at the new property, was based on French sources, and company of the national guard and dead many years, was Horace G. and leave late this week. H. E. the details w«.re well worked out Sergeant Godfrey of the Legion Hawley, a brother of C. L. Hawley, Starr will remain in charge of the reflecting credit on the committee Post of the same place attended to state dairy and food commissioner. Nickel F’alls vity mill until the close down, When "Tennessee’s Pardner," one The officers installed in the Vesper of the great Bret Harte's most bril help with the ceremony. Lieuten Miss Hawley was well known both and likely for son e time thereafter C o llir ^ tines were: President, Esther Chap liant stories, was filmed in the in ant Ivan Ixiughary directed the flag in Monmouth and Corvallis where -MorocAsrfK asylum at Ogdcnsburg, N. Y , raising and made a fine address on she was educated. She was a stu to look after the plant and yards. man, Portland; Vice-President sane a patient shrieked "My Father! My Michael Collins, the great tr h Ruth Jenkins. Portland; Secretary Father!” It was Bret Harte's the history of the nation’s standard dent for three years at the New leader, who is leading the fight or This property is operated under Mrs. Jessamy Bret llarte School of Design in Boston and was the agreement with Britain. Hi will the name of the F’alls City Lumber Bessie Hunter, Tillamook; Treasur daughter, Steele, who disappeared years ago. and its significance. Miss Ruth a graduate of the Harriet Neal probably he the first premier of Ire^ and I ogging company, and is the er, Carolyn Berry, Corvallis; Ser Friends of the great American au Tetherow led the gathering in re land. big institution of the town giving are moving to take care of his peating the "American’s Creed” . school of Boston. She was an act geant at Arms, Lucile Carter, Port thor who was sent to the insti employment many of the people ive worker in the Red Cross in that land, Reporter, Iris Akin, Toledo. daughter, A community dinner was served tution from New York, many year» just finished painting their resi making their to homes in F’alls City. ago. city during the war. in the basement of the school home dences; U. G Hetfley is grading The Delphian officers are: Presi The announcement, fact, has dent, Hazel Harris, Portland; bers of the faculty attended the at 12:30 and during the afternoon The social event of the season in for what is to be one of the finest proven sad news to all in local bus Vice-President, Geraldine Purdy, concert by Madame Schuman-Heink a fine program was held in the Independence was the wedding < f residences of the city. A. N. Boole iness men, many of whom have the contract for the six room their all invested in local property Tillamook; Secretary, Frances Ec at Corvallis last Friday evening. school rooms. Miss Adeline Kreamer and Wayne has Miss Godbold of the Normal fac house concrete basement. The kert, Portland; Treasurer, Mary W' Hanna which was solumnized house with ulty gave some of her clever char is to htrve all of the latest and stocks of goods. It is believed Cole, Monmouth; Reporter, Elvira Mrs. Sadie Singleton, who was Wednesday night at a church wed- something will happen to re May Dyer, Eugene; Sergeant at operated on in the Fmanuel hos acter readings. A number of ti e ding'held in the Methodist church modern improvements and is to cost that lieve situation, but just at pres Arms, Mildred Howells, Astoria. pital in Portland recently, is report Elkins pupils had a share in the in that city. Rev. H. E. Rossell of about $4,000. Another improve ent the the business men are decidedly program and President Landers and the Monmouth Christian church ment for this part of the city is the President Landers spoke to the ed to be recovering nicely. hopeless. Prof. Beattie delivered ad ’resses officiated as minister. The ring enlargement of the Evangelical Commercial Club of Indpeendence C. C. Atwater has bought the on church. This contemplates putting This mill has not run regularly building on the corner of Main and ion. themes appropriate to the occas creemony was used. The grooms Sunday on Tuesday evening. School rooms in a basement for the last few years, and rumors Knox streets of Thomas Doulden in man was Claud Brown and the been spread that it would The Juniors have selected their which Atwater Bros, have their Especial mention must be mat e bridesmaid MissGretchen Kreamer. to be put beneath the church which have permamently. After each p’ay and set February 18th as the shoe repair business. Mr. Boulden of the Elkins orchestra which, al Ushers were Mrs. May DeBaul and is also to be widened sutliciently to close shut-down, however, the mill has though few in numbers, product d accommodate another row of seats. date on which to give it. The play retains the building to the west in Beulah McCord Bovingdon. The reopened, the company finding it to some very excellent music whenev These plans have not been adopted chosen is "Clarence’', an attractive which he has his chicken and feed ceremony took place promptly at tbeir advantage to operate again. er the occasion demanded. as yet, however. comedy by Booth Tarkington, en store. 8 o’clock and following the ceremo It maw easily be such will tirely up to the author’s high Mrs. Fell and son and daughter A new play shed is to be built at ny a reception was held at the home E. J. Himes was here from Dal prove to be the case that again. There standard in the matter of clever of Salem were visitors with Mrs. Eola. it is to be 24x50 feet in d - of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. las Wednesday to survey boundaries is plenty of timber within reach of characterization and dramatic situ Fell’s brother, L. W. Waller Sun mension sa nd is the first practical O. A. Kreamer, at which there was for J. W. Howell and C. J. Stan F’alls City, and it is possible that evidence of expanding influence the a large attendance. Many friends of ton. The latter has recently bought some other concern may acquire ations. Try-outs were held early day. school has experienced since it came the young couple were there from from Miss Mattie Neeley, the one holdings and secure the Cobbs & in the week and daily rehearsals, under the direction of Miss Godbold, Mrs. T. J. Wedekind was a visitor under the direction of the Norma!. distant places. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna quarter of a block across Knox Mitchell property.—Observer. are now going forward. The cast in Dallas a few days last week to will live on the U. G. Heffley farm street to the east of Mr. Howell’s While the above is self explana assist in giving a welcome to an HIGH SCHOOL ch.asen follows: Mrs. Wheeler, eight just east of Monmouth which was property. Mr. Stanton is building tory, it is whispered there is more boy torn to Mr. and President Landers of the Oregon Hazel May Louks; Mrs. Martyn, Mrs. E. pound bought by the groom last fall. a chicken] house large enough for of it. According to the wise ones H. Ragsdale of that city. Normal School, gave a very inter Violet Bowden.; Violet, Violet Da 1000 hens and plans to raise chick the Valley and Siletz railroad is mon; Cora, Kathleen Skinner, Del A number of Masons from Mon esting and inspiring talk Friday Thru the efforts of the Monmouth ens. While Mr. Himes was here shortly to get its connection with la, Cecil Daniels; Rosie, Corinne mouth and Independence attended morning in the High School assem Commercial Club, butter from the he staked the tract where Ira the Southern Pacific in Independ Hill; Bobby, John Dickson; Mr, lofge in Dallas Friday night where bly. His subject was, "What Have Monmouth Cooperative Creamery is C. Powell out will build his residence. ence and a large saw mill is to be Wheeler, George MacAdoo; Mr. Denzel Moore was given the Fel- You Under Your Hat?” to be featured on the tables at the It is to face Jackson street at the built in that city in the region Stem, Wililam Harvey; Dinwiddie, lowcraft degree. Among those Dres- The seniors are planning to gi\e opening dav of Home Industries tep of the* hill in his walnut orchard. where Ash creek joins the Willa ent were M. J. Butler, B. F. Wolf, a reception on February 11, 1922. Week, Monday, January 23, at Port Landon Regele. Harvey Dickenson, R. Baker, O. A Two or three seniors expect to land. There will be representatives Installation of officers was the mette. Honorable W. V. Fuller of Dallas, Wolverton, J. S. Prime, A. L. Mil have completed their fifteen credit from all over the state at the ban principal item of business at the There was a small scarlet fever who has many times reprerented ler and R. B. Swenson. course the end of this semester, quet, so some valuable advertising regular Grange meeting last Satur scare in town last week. A girl at Polk county in the state legislature, The Odd Fellows put on the init and if by their hopes are realized, will be given the creamery and day. The list as published in the the White Hall had a light case but addressed the students at the iatory degree Monday night for a 1 some of them mav enter the Nor town. Twenty pounds were requir Herald recently was installed pub strict regulations were taken at chapel hour on Thursday morning. class of three, David and Fdward mal School. ed, which was donated by the licly by Mrs. Minnie Bond of Eu once and no further developments Mr. Fuller gave a most interesting Riddell and E. G. Peterson. Creamery and Commercial Club gene. The usual large mid-winter have appeared. Reverend Lewis, pastor of the discussion on timber, a subject on Attorney B. F. Swope was here crowd was present for the Grange W. I.. Dalton of Albany stayed jointly. which he is very well informed, from Independence Sunday after Evangelical church, gave a much dinner. The crowd filled two long all night with his mother, Mrs. The Commercial Club is starting and illustrated his talk with attract noon visiting with some of the city appreciated talk in the High School tables and there were some who had Irene Wolverton, Monday night, on on a program of activity whiclijw ill assembly, Monday morning. His ive lantern slides. t) wait until after the first grouts his way to the Spaulding logging fathers. at frequent periods include some theme was, "Pressing Forward” , The cause of the "Student Friend A. J. Richardson, aged 87, a resi were served. During the forenoon camp west of Willamina, where he By Silver Philips enterprise for the benefit of tfe ship Fund” , a fund for needy stu dent of Buena Vista is to be buried session there were three candi community. Several propositions dents in Central and Southern Eu today. He was a charter member Francis Arant stopped off to visit were discusied at the last meetirg dates for the 1st and 2nd degrees went to run a donkey engine. rope, was presented at the chape! of Lyon lodge of Free Masons and is the home folks a few hours Monday and are under consideration, among and after the installation the secret Samuel Fklgar Owen of Independ died January 17. He was 56 hour on Wednesday morning. survived by one daughter, Mrs on his way back from Castle Rock them the question of putting in a session took up again and the 3rd ence years of age. His funeral occurred public rest room. Ala? rules regard and 1th degrees were put on for y«*sterday to Eugene. Several students and some mem Gray. with services in the Pres ing social activities and m* mhership two candidates. byterian church in Independence. are to be strictly enforced in the Mr. Ragsdale of Rickreall recent CAN YOU DHAT IT1 future. ly killed a Berkshire hog that Young Brothers have begun a dressed 525 pounds. wholesale and retail milk business W. M. Meeker has received word that his uncle, R. W. Stow, died Howard Sickafoose and wile and in our city. Iseslie Young, who has been run January 8 in the soldjers’ home at =on Melvin were visitors at H. K. ning a small dairy for some time, Sawtelle, California. He was 84 Sickafoose’s Sunday. Melvin is in has formed partnership with his years of age, a veteran of the civil the navy service and stationed on brother who a came from the Middle war, and is survived by two daugh the battleship Texas, West last spring. They plan to en ters and one son. Mr. Stow will Dr. W. J. Johnson of New York, large their herd and conduct a mod be remembered by many people associate secretary of the Presbyte dairy. Having recently install here as for a number of years past rian Board of Temperance anti Mor ern ed electric and a litter car it was his custom to spend bis sum al Welfare is to make a series of rier in their lights dairy barn, it is one mers here with his nephew and in addresses in Oregon the latter of the, if not the most modern, san Elk City with a friend there. Mr. part of the month and will appear itary, and up-tq date dairy plants in Stow was the twin brother of Mr. in the Normal chapel, January 31. Polk county. Meeker’s mother. The body was A new road district has been Their herd consists of pure brA buried in California. created in the Antioch section and and high grade Jerseys, and the av The East side of Monmouth is G. Newt >n has been appointed by erage butterfat content of the milk perking up a bit, thank you, and a the county court as patrolamn of from their cows is 5.5 percent, numbfct of improvements are in the district. The four election pre which is considerably richer than progress among its progressive citi cincts in Falls City have also been the general run of bottled milk. They sell milk and whipping zens. Albert Sacre has graded his reduced to two. cr«*am. wholesale and retail, mak parking space, a decided improve Mr. and | Mrs. Geo. Buker of ing deliveries morning and even ment to the Sacre property. Mrs. Ridgefield, Wash., were visitors at ing. C. E. Herren and E. W.Staats have F. E. Chambers’ Sunday.